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 Off the Market! Streamer Peller Completes Traditional Marriage Rites for Jarvis in Benin City In a heartwarming development that has thrilled fans across the Nigerian digital landscape, popular content creator and streamer Peller has taken the ultimate step toward forever. The internet sensation recently traveled to Benin City, the ancestral home of his partner and fellow streamer, Jarvis, to officially pay her bride price and complete their traditional marriage rites. A Traditional Milestone in Benin City Peller shared the exciting milestone with his followers on Sunday, expressing his immense joy and gratitude as he embark on this lifetime journey. Along with beautiful pictures from the ceremony, the streamer confirmed that he is officially off the market. “Today, I proudly paid the bride price of the woman I love,” Peller wrote. “A beautiful journey has officially begun, and I’m grateful to both families for their blessings. She said ‘yes’ to forever, and now it’s time to build...

 Martha Stewart crowned 'Queen of New York' at Knicks championship parade celebration Martha Stewart’s latest appearance at the New York Knicks’ championship parade has only strengthened her reputation as a cultural icon deeply tied to the city. Fans affectionately dubbed her the “Queen of New York” after she shared candid snapshots from the historic ticker-tape celebration, where she mingled with team members, city officials, and fellow New Yorkers.  Stewart’s enthusiasm for the Knicks, combined with her long-standing love for the city, made her presence at the parade feel both natural and symbolic. Her journey to the festivities was anything but ordinary. Leaving her Bedford home early in the morning, she was welcomed at Madison Square Garden by Knicks owner James Dolan before joining the team’s inner circle on a bus ride downtown, complete with a police escort.  Along the way, she enjoyed breakfast with the Knicks family and later posed with Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Cit...

 Nicole Kidman Shares Father's Day Tribute Featuring Keith Urban and Their Daughters Nicole Kidman marked Father's Day by sharing a tribute to the fathers in her life, including former husband Keith Urban and her late father, Dr. Antony Kidman. The actress posted a series of black-and-white throwback photos on her Instagram Stories on June 21. One of the images showed Urban carrying the couple's daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, on his back when they were younger. "Happy Father's Day to all the fathers," Nicole wrote alongside the photos. The post comes several months after Kidman and Urban finalized their divorce in January. The former couple, who married in 2006, announced their separation in September 2025 after 19 years of marriage. They share two daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15. Kidman also used the occasion to remember her father, Dr. Antony Kidman, sharing a photo of him holding her as a child. The actress has previously spok...

South Africa repatriates 5,000 Malawians in migration crackdown South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says the number of undocumented Malawian nationals repatriated from the country has risen to 5,000 as authorities intensify efforts to manage growing tensions around immigration. Kubayi visited a temporary repatriation centre in Durban on Sunday alongside Deputy International Relations Minister Thandi Moraka, Malawi's High Commissioner to South Africa Stella Ndau, and Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane. The centre is processing displaced undocumented Malawian nationals who are being returned to their home country amid heightened scrutiny of illegal immigration in South Africa. During the oversight visit, Dimpane warned that law enforcement authorities would take firm action against anyone engaging in unlawful activities during marches or protests.

 Ethiopian prime minister's party gets another big parliamentary majority Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won another large parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the national election board on Sunday ‌showed, Reuters reported. Abiy's party won 438 seats, roughly 90% of those for which results were announced at a ceremony broadcast on Facebook. It needed 274 to secure a majority. Not all the lower house of parliament's 547 seats were up for grabs, as voting did not happen in ⁠the Tigray region and some parts of Amhara. At the last elections in 2021 the Prosperity Party won a similar percentage of the available seats. Opposition parties accuse the federal government of undermining them by arresting ⁠their leaders and imposing legal roadblocks to their political activities, charges denied by the government.

 Abelardo De la Espriella leads Colombian presidential election according to preliminary results Abelardo De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer with no previous experience in elected office, is positioned to become Colombia's next president following preliminary results from Sunday's runoff election. With 99% of the nationwide vote tallied, De la Espriella has secured 49.7% of the vote. If these results are finalized, he will defeat veteran left-wing politician Senator Iván Cepeda. De la Espriella, who holds dual U.S. and Colombian citizenship, centered his campaign on a strict anti-crime agenda. Prompted by escalating violence across the South American nation, he pledged to construct 10 mega-prisons, drawing direct inspiration from the stringent security measures enacted by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele. His candidacy received a major boost earlier this month with an endorsement from Donald Trump. In a post on Truth Social, Trump emphasized the significance of the ...

Extreme heat and high winds fuel Western wildfires as Utah town is evacuated Extreme heat, parched terrain, and strong winds intensified multiple wildfires across the Western United States on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that triggered the evacuation of a small town. The Iron Fire, located in Utah's Juab County, expanded to 34 square miles after being detected on Saturday. Situated roughly 70 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, the growing wildfire forced approximately 1,000 residents from the town of Eureka, as well as occupants of a nearby ranch, to flee their homes. Firefighters successfully utilized backburn operations to shield Eureka, and no homes have been destroyed. However, fire officials warned that the human-caused blaze is still growing due to prevalent drought conditions. The exact cause remains under investigation. Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox visited Eureka on Sunday, noting that officials anticipated extreme fire danger across the state, where six a...

 ‎AfDB-Backed Awka City Diagnostic Prioritises Rail, Ferry, Air, and Tram Projects for Anambra Transport Development ‎ ‎By Chikodili Ideke E. ‎ ‎ Rail, ferry, air transport expansion, and an urban tram network have been identified as priority projects for Anambra State under the African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported Awka City Diagnostic Study. ‎ ‎The priorities emerged during a strategic engagement between the Anambra State Ministry of Transport and international consultants from Acciona Engineering, Spain, who are conducting the study under the AfDB City Action Plan to guide future development interventions in the state capital and beyond. ‎ ‎Speaking at the ministry of Transport on 17th June, 2026, the Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Edward Obiefuna Ibuzo, said the study seeks to identify Awka’s most pressing needs and high-impact projects across transportation, infrastructure, housing, land use, environment, power, tourism, and waste management. ‎ ‎Team leader and urban pla...

PRP Accuses Kwankwaso of ‘Snatching’ 69 Party Forms in Kano, Threatens Legal Action The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has accused Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), of allegedly purchasing 69 nomination forms for various political offices in Kano State, allegedly creating chaos and uncertainty within the party. Speaking at a press briefing held at the NUJ Press Centre in Kano, PRP State Chairman Abdulkadir Musa Guza claimed that he had travelled to Kaduna to participate in a party retreat and to obtain nomination forms for aspirants in Kano who had paid for them, only to be informed that the forms had already been purchased by someone else. “I was told that somebody had purchased all the forms,” Guza said. “When I pressed hard to know who the person was, the national secretary of our party told me that it was Kwankwaso, and I asked why. They said we are in talks with him for his possible defection to our party.” Accordin...

Umahi: South-East Leaders Pursue Political Solution for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Back Tinubu’s Presidency Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has revealed that political and traditional leaders from the South-East are actively exploring political avenues to secure the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, while simultaneously working to maintain peace and stability in the region. Umahi made the disclosure on Monday during an inspection tour of Section II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project in Epe, Lagos State. He emphasised that Ebonyi State and the broader South-East remain firmly supportive of President Bola Tinubu and are not aligned with the Obidient Movement. The minister stressed the importance of honesty, accountability, and proven governance records for anyone aspiring to the presidency, warning that no politician can succeed through deception. Reacting to viral social media reports claiming that former Anambra State Governor Pet...

 Barely a week after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) announced former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the party is confronting yet another internal crisis. Party chieftains loyal to Atiku and supporters of Amaechi are reportedly at loggerheads over the choice of the vice-presidential candidate, with Atiku’s camp calling for his replacement. The brewing tension has raised fresh doubts about the stability of the ADC ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku’s camp has attributed the delay in formally unveiling Amaechi to the former Vice President’s tight travel schedule. In a post on X, one of Atiku’s media aides, Abdulrasheed Shehu, dismissed rumours of discord, stating: “Atiku/Amaechi is settled. His Excellency is on a short business trip. Once he returns, Amaechi will be officially unveiled as the VP candidate in a few days. Stop posting fake news.” The announcement of the Atiku-Amaechi ticket was made ...

 Makarfi Urges President Tinubu To Declare Emergency On Insecurity Former Kaduna State Governor and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a national state of emergency on insecurity, stating that the country's growing security challenges require urgent and coordinated action. Speaking with journalists at his residence in Kaduna on Sunday, Makarfi said Nigeria's worsening insecurity demands extraordinary measures from all levels of government. He also opposed any attempt to deregister political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that parties that meet the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requirements should be allowed to participate. According to him, although Nigeria has enjoyed its longest uninterrupted democratic rule since 1999, the gains of democracy are being threatened by increasing insecurity and economic hardship. Makarfi stressed that security...